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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th May 2021, 17:17
Replies: 42
Views: 11,469
Posted By Waddo Liney

Thank you everyone for your timely comments - I...

Thank you everyone for your timely comments - I didn't except so many. So, the consensus appears to be that the VC-10 did not use reverse thrust in flight and that the noise and vibration I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2021, 20:02
Replies: 42
Views: 11,469
Posted By Waddo Liney

RAF VC-10 in-flight reverse thrust use.

When my tour in Singapore ended in August 1968, my wife and I flew home in an RAF VC-10. Cyprus was one of the stops on the way back, and we landed at Nicosia airport. As we approached Cyprus at...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2020, 19:42
Replies: 251
Views: 102,177
Posted By Waddo Liney

Still burning

I live in San Diego although a good distance away from the Naval Base. Local news reports are that the fire is still burning. When I went outside this morning at around 8 am, there was a distinct...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2020, 20:42
Replies: 2
Views: 824
Posted By Waddo Liney

Unrelated to this post, but sent you a PM about...

Unrelated to this post, but sent you a PM about 209 Sqdn, Labuan.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2020, 03:10
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

Made a request to MOD through the Freedom of...

Made a request to MOD through the Freedom of Information Act for any pertinent information. The reply was that it's too long ago to be in its records, but it was suggested that I try searching the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2020, 18:08
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

MikeeB, it makes a lot of sense. Since the...

MikeeB, it makes a lot of sense. Since the Canberra didn't originate from 81 Squadron, Tengah, one of the things I have considered was that it came from Malta or Cyprus where a number of Canberra PR...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2020, 17:58
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

Thanks Box Brownie for confirming that a Canberra...

Thanks Box Brownie for confirming that a Canberra with such a paint scheme existed. I couldn't find the "earlier in the thread" post you mentioned, but do you happen to remember if it was matte black...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2020, 17:51
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

The paint scheme was not temporary, but as far as...

The paint scheme was not temporary, but as far as I can recall, there were no markings on the fuselage. As for roundels, it was a long time ago, so I don't have any clear memory of seeing them. It...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2020, 05:59
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

I had read all of this previously, but thanks...

I had read all of this previously, but thanks alf5071h for bringing it up. Have to admit that it seems contradictory, but I'm still left with the question as to the nature of "my" mysterious...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2020, 18:07
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

Yes, that looks a lot like the a/c I saw, but it...

Yes, that looks a lot like the a/c I saw, but it didn't have all those markings. The markings were RAF and very subdued, also the black livery was matt. My thought is that if you land at a base where...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2020, 17:59
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

I feel that his name is in the back of my mind...

I feel that his name is in the back of my mind somewhere, but can't bring it to the surface, however, he was a flight instructor at Cranwell circa 1960. A Flt. Lt. then, but I seem to recall that he...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2020, 07:21
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

pr00ne, during one of the Canberra's visits, I...

pr00ne, during one of the Canberra's visits, I recognized the pilot as someone I knew from a previous station where we had both served. He was definitely RAF. The aircraft was a Canberra PR7 because...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2020, 07:21
Replies: 214
Views: 166,345
Posted By Waddo Liney

Having just discovered this fascinating thread,...

Having just discovered this fascinating thread, can I just introduce a related topic to the main discussion? I have semi-circumstantial evidence that an RAF Canberra PR7 undertook photo...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Mar 2019, 17:00
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

New book announcement I am pleased announce...

New book announcement
I am pleased announce that the print and ebook versions of my new book, 'Vulcan On The Line' is now available on that well-known website that begins with "A" and ends with "n"....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Sep 2018, 19:41
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

ORP Scrambles question.

Some kindly aircrew input is requested.

In the process of writing memoirs of my service on Line Squadron at Waddington in the mid-sixties and on the Vulcan B1As that we operated at that time, I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2018, 20:37
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

Question Groundcrew QRA shift scheduling

A couple of old sweats (yours truly being one), who served on the Flight Line Sqdn. at Waddington during the mid-sixties, are having trouble recalling how the shift system worked when we were...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2017, 20:46
Replies: 26
Views: 11,219
Posted By Waddo Liney

If anyone is still reading this thread...I served...

If anyone is still reading this thread...I served on the Tripartite Kestrel Evaluation Squadron at West Raynham as a member of the ground crew and recently published a book of my recollections. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jul 2010, 06:51
Replies: 61
Views: 30,433
Posted By Waddo Liney

Ah yes philrigger, I stand corrected. Indeed it...

Ah yes philrigger, I stand corrected. Indeed it was a 48 Sqdn Hastybird...one of those that bore the red "Bass label" triangle on its tailfin.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2010, 06:41
Replies: 61
Views: 30,433
Posted By Waddo Liney

Flew by British Eagle Britannia from Heathrow in...

Flew by British Eagle Britannia from Heathrow in 1966 to Singapore (final destination; Labuan). Refuelling stops were at Kuwait and Colombo, Ceylon. Arrival at Kuwait was at night, and flare stacks...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jul 2010, 06:44
Replies: 39
Views: 16,704
Posted By Waddo Liney

. Between 1966 and '68, my wife and I lived in...

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Between 1966 and '68, my wife and I lived in a hiring in Katong...it was a flat in Rose Garden. We used to take the Changi bus up to the beach at Bedok Junction at the weekends, because it was the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jun 2010, 07:24
Replies: 353
Views: 203,462
Posted By Waddo Liney

Varsity/Valletta memories

I well remember the Varsitys and Vallettas while stationed at Cranwell as a young erk, in the early sixties. I didn't work on them, being on one of the Vampire squadrons, but was able to wangle a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2010, 00:05
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

Yup! It was definitely connected. The fasteners...

Yup! It was definitely connected. The fasteners were the small dzus type, which could be fastened by hand, i.e twisting the wing-nut type wings.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2010, 05:57
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

allisoncc - your comment persuaded me to take a...

allisoncc - your comment persuaded me to take a second look, and on closer inspection of photo 15, I can see that the left hand cable does indeed terminate in a flat, NATO type socket. The rim of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2010, 06:49
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

An extra passenger

Can't speak for the sun, but can say with all honesty that I have never partaken of the waccy baccy. Now, a nice glass of Napa Valley Merlot...that's a whole different story!

Briefly back to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2010, 19:28
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

Not really, forget! The only Vulcans I worked on...

Not really, forget! The only Vulcans I worked on at 230 OCU were the B2's, and while other memories fade or get fudged, this one is very clear.

Sooty655 - Neither do I think it was a dedicated...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2010, 16:56
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

Cool forget - thank you for the kind welcome. I don't...

forget - thank you for the kind welcome. I don't think the Southern Cal sun has addled my brain just yet:cool:, although, as they say, a picture, is worth a thousand words. It would appear that you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2010, 07:11
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,381
Posted By Waddo Liney

GPU power cables

Just discovered this great thread in recent weeks and have been compulsively reading through it. 84 pages...phew!!!
Just jumping in to add my 2 cents worth on the angled/not angled ground power...
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